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Friday, April 14, 2017

Oregon Businesses Adding Jobs Faster than Government

Oregon has been adding jobs at a faster rate than the nation since 2013. The growth has been across a wide range of industries paying low-, middle-, and high-wages. The fastest growing industry over the last three years was construction, which added 16,400 jobs for an annual growth rate equivalent to 6.9 percent. The only major industry that hasn’t grown much in the last
three years is mining and logging, which added just 100 jobs for an annual
growth rate of just 0.4 percent.

The government sector covers jobs in federal, state, and
local government. This includes public schools and hospitals. Government job
growth in Oregon over the last three years has been driven by the recovery of
government budgets following the end of the recession; growth in Oregon’s
population; and an increase in the number of home care workers.

The number of home care workers has grown rapidly since
2013, adding about 4,300 jobs for an annual growth rate of 10.5 percent. Home
care workers account for one out of four jobs added to Oregon’s government
sector during the last three years. In other states, home care workers are counted in private
sector health care and social assistance, even when those jobs are funded
through Medicaid.

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